[TChris]

But one of the drivers actually got a better score after two beers than he did when he was completely sober.

By golly, you're absolutely right! We should make or break national laws based on the anecdotal evidence of a single driver in a single experiment as recorded by a single movie.

Forget the dozens of studies and all the drunk-driver-killed bodies on the pavement.

Forget the clear correlation between lower accident and death rates and enforcement of 0.08% BAC laws.

None of that really matters, because one guy drove better in one experiment after he'd downed two beers.

LOL...

[Alberta's Child]

I'm always amazed at how groups like MADD will roll out all these horror stories about drunk-driving accidents involving multiple fatalities, etc. -- and they use these horror stories to support some kind of campaign to reduce BAC limits to 0.06%, 0.04%, etc.

And yet when you look closely at the details of the accident you always find that the driver in question usually had a blood-alcohol level of 0.25% (if not higher).

I've never had anyone explain to me how reducing the legal drinking/driving limit from 0.10% to 0.08%, or 0.08% to 0.06%, would do a damn thing to prevent an accident involving one or more drivers whose blood-alcohol level exceeds 0.25%.

Forget the clear correlation between lower accident and death rates and enforcement of 0.08% BAC laws.

There is no clear correlation. Accident and accident death rates change over time for a whole host of factors -- and drunk driving laws are probably among the least effective measures of all of them. Heck -- you'd probably be shocked to find out what actually constitutes an "alcohol-related accident."

[elkfersupper]

Forget the dozens of studies and all the drunk-driver-killed bodies on the pavement.

Statistically, there are so few innocent victims killed by "drunk" drivers that the premises behind these hysterical laws are laughable.

[Gilbo_3]

By golly, you're absolutely right! We should make or break national laws based on the anecdotal evidence of a single driver in a single experiment as recorded by a single movie...

Knee jerk, smarmy little liberal statements do not anecdotal make...

I was and know many, many people who spent continuous months/years in a 'legally' drunk condition...personally, I have had a couple of 18+ month periods of what I would guarentee 'waking BAC of over .08' ...I drove more carefully in regards to speed, signaling, full stops etc during those periods than I normally do now...

Yes there were many times when I was intoxicated and had much less control over my vehicle, and knew it...one of which I pulled off the road to sleep... and was charged dui for sleeping in the car [so much for doing the right thing huh? NEVER made that mistake again ]

Point is that when I was 'sober' [< .08] I felt ABnormal and had a difficult time focusing on the road and driving...

Lumping all humans into such compartments are a revenue device, just the same as the speed limit...

Forget the clear correlation between lower accident and death rates and enforcement of 0.08% BAC laws..

which funding agency issued those numbers ??? Probably the one that witholds $$$ unless the conviction numbers are reached in each state,county,city...same as the seatbelt numbers ???

/rant...

LFOD...